Investigative Stories
Community Schools: Loot in the name of library
The government appealed to several donors three years ago to help community schools in setting up libraries. Rs 3 billion...
Five postpartum women dead in Bharatpur Hospital: Government report: “They could all have been saved.”
In the last three months, five postpartum women aged 28 and below have died in Bharatpur Hospital. According to the...
31 couples employed in a single government office
A close look at the details of staff at the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training shows members of...
Military Inc : Nepal Army demolishes a historic building to make way for a business complex
Nepal Army demolished the historic Tri-Chandra Military Hospital and replaced it with a commercial building. The army first built it...
Cartel of contractors in cahoots with govt officials swindle billions of rupees, govt report reveals
In Nepal, half a dozen contractors have monopoly over construction contracts. The cartel holds sway over entire construction administration and...
Malnutrition in Bajhang: Daughters at greater risk
In Bajhang district alone, nearly 11,000 children have been afflicted by severe acute malnutrition. The plight of girls is more...
Where the impossible is definitely possible: Gross misutilisation of government allowances in Humla
Village officials use finger prints of the dead and non-existent for the collection of senior citizen social security allowances. There...
Why and how underage girls are forced into prostitution?
How a large number of adolescent girls are coerced into sex business to earn their livelihood in Kathmandu? These teenagers,...
Liquor business devouring children's future
The story of local liquor shops in markets of Chowkbazar and Dovan of Bhojpur district have been excruciating with lassies...
Contractors as party candidates: Where money power trumps people power
Across the country, construction of roads and bridges worth 10 billion rupees remains in limbo. But the contractors who won...
Pipeline to peril: Desperate for work, how underage girls from Sindhupalchok are lured into trafficking in Gulf countries.
Why is Kanchanpur being used as a gateway for travels to Dubai and Kuwait? An investigation prompted by this question...
Motherhood: An impressive feat for Bajura moms
A story of mothers in Bajura who gave birth to 15 children but could not save half of them. -Prakash...
Haggling of corpse in hospitals
The increasing tendency of negotiations, re-negotiations and settlement for a corpse somewhere inside a hospital’s dark room does not sound...
Dismal university versus sharp-witted teachers
The future of Nepal's oldest university - Tribhuwan University (TU) – looks rather dismal basically due to two reasons: slack...